{{short description|Group of student revolutionaries in Hong Kong, Qing China}} [[File:Si Da Kou.jpg|thumb|right|Photograph at the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese (from left to right: Yeung Hok-ling, Sun Yat-sen, Chan Siu-bak and Yau Lit). The one standing was Kwan King-leung. Photo taken circa 1888.<ref name="bard">Bard, Solomon. Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842-1918. [2002] (2002). HK university press. {{ISBN|962-209-574-7}}, {{ISBN|978-962-209-574-8}}. pg 183.</ref>]] [[File:HK Dr Sun Yat Sen KomTongHall 4 desperados.JPG|thumb|Wax statues of the Four Bandits at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum. ]] The '''Four Bandits''', '''Four Outlaws''' or '''Four Desperados''' ({{lang-zh|四大寇}}) was a nickname given to a 19th-century group of four young revolutionaries: Sun Yat-sen, Yeung Hok-ling, Chan Siu-bak and Yau Lit.<ref name="bard" /><ref>L Fu. (2009). From surgeon-apothecary to statesman: Sun Yat-sen at the Hong Kong College of Medicine. J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2009; 39:166–72</ref> While studying in British Hong Kong, they were keen on Chinese politics and aspired to overthrow the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. The quad used to gather at 'Yeung Yiu Kee' ({{zh|c=楊耀記|labels=no}}), Yeung's family business located at 24 Gough Street in Hong Kong.<ref>Macdonald, Phil. [2006] (2006). National Geographic Traveler: Hong Kong, 2nd Ed. National geographic books publishing. {{ISBN|0-7922-5369-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7922-5369-3}}.</ref> One of the Four Bandits, Sun Yat-sen, later became the leader of China Revolutionary Alliance and the first Provisional President of the Republic of China. Today, the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum displays their wax sculptures to commemorate the quad.
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